[Right_in_Virginia]

Didn't the President say in his speech yesterday that the wire taps were reviewed by Congress every 45 days?

[defconw]

Yes I do believe he said that.

[don-o]

Didn't the President say in his speech yesterday that the wire taps were reviewed by Congress every 45 days?

No. He did not say that. DOJ reviewed it. IMO, there is a legit beef on this and if Bush does not knock a home run tonight, we are in for a Constitutional showdown.

[TomGuy]

Didn't the President say in his speech yesterday that the wire taps were reviewed by Congress every 45 days?


From the President's radio address yesterday:

The activities I authorized are reviewed approximately every 45 days. Each review is based on a fresh intelligence assessment of terrorist threats to the continuity of our government and the threat of catastrophic damage to our homeland. During each assessment, previous activities under the authorization are reviewed. The review includes approval by our nation's top legal officials, including the Attorney General and the Counsel to the President. I have reauthorized this program more than 30 times since the September the 11th attacks, and I intend to do so for as long as our nation faces a continuing threat from al Qaeda and related groups.

Thread for Radio Address by the President to the Nation, 12-17-05